Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-29
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The GrismerDavies theatrical company
left yesterday for Modesto.
A special train of nineteen cars loaded
with oranges went East yesterday after
noon.
Hermann Fisher has been granted d.
vorce from Tahoe d. Fisher, in the Supe-
rior Court.
The Sacramento river showed down.
ward tendency yesterday, and receded to
the 20-foot mark.
The East-bound express train had such
large load of passengers that it had to be
divided into two sections last night.
The old Board of Fire Commissioners
will meet and complete its business this
evening, and then the new Board will or
ganize.
The Caledonia Club will hold special
meeting this evening, to take steps toward
Incorporating the organization and to trans
act other business.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was TO and so,
with fresh southerly winds and weather
clear to fair and clear.
The only arrests made yesterday were
those of John Wilson, by Chief Dillman,
for vagrancy and Lizzie Belmont, by Off
Ger wager, for exhibiting.
Deputy Sheriff Jamison, of Alameda
county, brought up last evening, en- route
TO the State Prison at Folsom, All Yuen,
who is to serve Is months for felony.
There was heavy rainfall at McCloud
and other stations at the northern end of
the California and Oregon Railroad yester-
day, and it is possible that it may work
down this way.
1t was very easy matter yesterday to
pick out those who had attended the cours-
ing meeting on the previous day. The sun
had marked their faces in such a manner
that there was no mistake possible.
Henry Leper, and old woodsawer, and
for many years quite a character in the
First Ward, died at the County Hospital
yesterday of old age and senile grangrene.
He had been an inmate of the Hospital for
several months.
The Coroner received a dispatch yester-
day from Justice Anderson, of Folsom,
stating that a Chinaman had been found
dead in his cabin there, and it was sup
posed that he had been shot. The Coroner
returned a request for the Justice to hold
an inquest in the case.
The body of o. F. Richardson, the fore
man of bridge builders, who was killed by
o fall from a bridge over the Klamath river,
on the California and Oregon Railroad, on
Sunday, was brought down yesterday, en-
route TO Oakland for interment, he having
been a resident of that place.
The election of officers of the White
Cooks and Walters Union was held last
night. The successful candidates were as
follows: President, +. A. Mcdonald; Vice
President Peter Schuman Recording Sec
rotary. Frank Bazener; Financial Secretary,
Jack Bohem Treasurer, George Fletcher
Trustees-Peter Challman, Gus Poggen-
pohl, T. A. Franks.
Sheriff Drew has received letter from
H. B. Sumner, of Fayetteville, Ark, ask
ing for information as to the whereabouts
of DR.. Geo. w. Maine, or his partner, Mr..
Butler. He says: | left them in 1851 on
the Middle Fork of the American river, on
Sandy Bar, in possession of a large mining
claim. After much inquiry l have never
been able to hear from them. I suppose
they lost my address,
The remains of Mrs. T. L. Wadsworth,
who died at San Francisco recently, were
yesterday brought to this city for inter
ment Deceased was an old resident OF
Sacramento and when Mrs. Buckhout,
prior to her marriage to w. Wadsworth,
had a dressmaking establishment early in
the httleS on Fourth street between j and
K. Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth built the
Howard House, on K street.
Those who claim that Indians have no
fun in their composition are mistaken, for
little wit crops out occasionally. A few
days ago the locomotive drawing one Of
the California and Oregon passenger trains
met with a slight accident at a point well
up the road, and when everything was in
order again it was found that the machin-
cry was on the center" and it was neces-
sary to do some hesvy prying with crow
bars to remedy the trouble. There were
some Indians on The forward end of the
baggage-car, taking their customaryfree ride,
and conductor Jordan called to an old buck
who was watching operations, Come here
and give pull" The native son of the
Golden west calmly replied No. Too
much work. One injun pull um train
now - and with dignified laziness squatted
down upon the platform of the car again.